Varaha Purana 94.53: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 53

The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī

Devanagari script

घण्टाहस्ते त्रिशूलास्त्रे महामहिषमर्दिनि । उग्ररूपे विरूपाक्षि महामायेऽमृतस्त्रवे ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 94.53

Transliteration

ghaṇṭāhaste triśūlāstre mahāmahiṣamardini | ugrarūpe virūpākṣi mahāmāye'mṛtastrave ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้ทรงระฆังไว้ในพระหัตถ์ โอ้ผู้มีตรีศูลเป็นอาวุธ โอ้ผู้ปราบมหามหิษะผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ โอ้ผู้มีรูปอันน่าเกรงขาม โอ้ผู้มีดวงตาพิสดาร โอ้มหามายา โอ้ธาราแห่งอมฤต

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Word by Word

• ghaṇṭā-haste: O bell-handed one
• ghaṇṭā-haste: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghaṇṭā + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); 'having a bell in hand / bell-handed'

• triśūla-astre: O trident-weaponed one
• triśūla-astre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: triśūla + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); 'whose weapon is a trident'

• mahā-mahiṣa-mardini: O slayer of the great buffalo(-demon)
• mahā-mahiṣa-mardini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + mahiṣa + mardinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); 'slayer of the great buffalo (demon)'

• ugra-rūpe: O fierce-formed one
• ugra-rūpe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• virūpa-akṣi: O odd/varied-eyed one
• virūpa-akṣi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virūpa + akṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); 'having strange/varied eyes'

• mahā-māye: O great Māyā
• mahā-māye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• amṛta-strave: O nectar-flowing one
• amṛta-strave: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta + srava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); 'flowing with nectar/immortality'

Speaker

Devāḥ (continued)

Tags

• Śākta Traditions
• Purāṇic Hymns
• Sanskrit Iconographic Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves iconographic and philosophical epithets side-by-side (triśūla, ghaṇṭā; māyā, amṛta), showing how Purāṇic hymn language integrates imagery with metaphysical vocabulary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes protective power and life-sustaining beneficence (amṛta) as valued qualities, framed through symbolic weapons and attributes rather than direct injunctions.